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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, On February 27, 2017, the Department of Healthcare | ||||||
| 3 | and Family Services
(HFS) released a Medicaid managed care | ||||||
| 4 | request for proposal (RFP) for a Purchase of
Care Contract; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Purchase of Care Contract RFP is exempt from | ||||||
| 6 | the Illinois
Procurement Code rules and oversight; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Purchase of Care Contract RFP cost is | ||||||
| 8 | estimated at $9 billion per
year, resulting in $54 billion in | ||||||
| 9 | expenditures over the six-year potential contract term; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Medicaid currently provides healthcare to over | ||||||
| 11 | three million citizens in
Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is | ||||||
| 14 | directed to conduct a
performance audit of the Purchase of Care | ||||||
| 15 | Contract RFP at the Department of
Healthcare and Family | ||||||
| 16 | Services; and be it further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to, | ||||||
| 18 | the following: | ||||||
| 19 | (1) A review of the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||||||
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| 1 | Services' process in
developing the criteria and | ||||||
| 2 | requirements for Managed Care Organizations to
participate | ||||||
| 3 | in the Purchase of Care Contract RFP; | ||||||
| 4 | (2) A review of individuals involved in the creation | ||||||
| 5 | and selection of participants to
score the Purchase of Care | ||||||
| 6 | Contract RFP and potential conflicts of interest; and | ||||||
| 7 | (3) A review on the level of transparency and assurance | ||||||
| 8 | of non-discriminatory
actions in the Purchase of Care | ||||||
| 9 | Contract RFP; and be it further | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||||||
| 11 | Services, and any
other agency or entity having information | ||||||
| 12 | relevant to this audit, shall cooperate fully and
promptly with | ||||||
| 13 | the Auditor General during this review; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | ||||||
| 15 | soon as possible and
report the findings and recommendations | ||||||
| 16 | upon completion in accordance with the
provisions of Section | ||||||
| 17 | 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act.
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